Senior Software Engineer - Ledger

Toparo; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the innovative Web3 and Blockchain space is seeking a Software Engineer in Toronto to build financial applications and tackle treasury challenges. This role is crucial for enhancing operational efficiency and requires strong backend development skills alongside a collaborative spirit in a hybrid work setting.

Benefits

Full-time permanent role

Flexible schedule

Hybrid role: 3+ days onsite per week or Fully remote (Canada only)

Insurance

Learning and growth opportunities

Qualifications

• 6+ years of backend development experience.
• Experience with large real-time transactional platforms.
• Passion for solving complex problems.

Responsibilities

• Build modern treasury ledger from scratch.
• Design scalable backend systems for fintech platform.
• Optimize database performance for critical financial operations.

Skills

Backend Development

TypeScript

Database Management

Cloud Platforms

Problem Solving

Communication

Tools

Postgres

Docker

GitHub

Pulumi

ReactJS

Job description

Are you seeking an exciting opportunity to work with groundbreaking, well-known Web3, Blockchain and Fortune 100 organizations? Our client in Toronto is looking for a skilled Software Software Engineer to join their well-funded venture (USD 8.5M raised). The venture is focused on tackling unique treasury, accounting, and asset management challenges. They have processed over $100B in transactions in the last year!

About the Role:

We're seeking a highly skilled software engineer to work on building an innovative FinOps web application that will help companies mitigate their risks and compliance while increasing their value by providing real-time insights and managing their operational costs more efficiently. The ideal candidate must be a team player, obsessed with creating value for clients, and have a proven track record of building financial systems, ledger development, reconciliation, or payment platforms. This role is perfect for someone who wants to be hands-on with backend implementation, databases, and API development.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Building a modern treasury ledger from scratch
• Building reconciliation systems
• Building payments platform
• Resolving complex and large datasets of transaction issues
• Building reports that will increase the decision-making of their clients in no time
• Designing and developing scalable backend systems to power an innovative fintech platform
• Optimizing database performance and ensuring data integrity for critical financial operations
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions
• Staying at the forefront of emerging technologies and industry trends.

Does this sound like you?

• 6+ years of experience in backend development with languages like TypeScript (NestJs, NodeJS, or Go)
• Experience building large real-time transactional platforms
• Experience managing large data sets, optimizing their presentation for financial institutions, and ensuring quality
• Experience with Postgres for database management
• Experience with cloud platforms (GCP is ideal, or AWS or Azure)
• Experience with Pulumi for infra-as-code (or other IaC tools)
• Experience with Docker for containerization
• Experience with GitHub for source code management
• Experience with ReactJS for frontend development
• A passion for solving complex problems and building scalable systems
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Previous experience working at FinTech companies or building financial systems
• Enjoy working onsite and collaborating with other engineers.

Nice-to-Haves:

• Experience with blockchain technology or crypto-related projects
• Contributions to open-source projects
• Startup experience
• US-based work experience

Perks & Benefits:

• Full-time permanent role
• Flexible schedule
• Hybrid role: 3+ days onsite per week if based in Toronto or Fully remote (Canada only)
• Insurance
• Learning and growth opportunities
• Base salary 180K-220K per year + Equity